Student Orgs

Risk Management

As a College, our goal is to assist the students in implementing engaging events and activities with minimal risk and liability. The following documents and information are guidelines to assist student organizations in successfully managing inherent risk. It is the responsibility of student organizations and the appointed risk manager to establish a working relationship with the Risk Management Committee for Student Life and comply with risk management procedures.

Student organizations that are active by nature but not categorized as a Club Sports are required to complete the Student Organization Risk Management Plan that can be found on gustavus.edu/studentorgs. It is meant to assist both the organization and the College assess levels of risk and identify means of managing that risk to best protect the interest of both parties. Following completion of the form, a meeting will be scheduled between Gustavus’s Risk Management Committee for Student Life and the organizational leadership before recognition will be granted. Gustavus Reserves the right to deny recognition to groups or retract recognition from an existing group deemed too dangerous or risky by their nature and/or groups who do not manage their level of risk appropriately.

The College also requires all organizations that are hosting an event that has the potential to harm individuals or to damage the physical, financial, emotional reputation of the College to complete an Event Management Plan that can be found at gustavus.edu/studentorgs. Examples of events requiring an Event Management Plan are

1st Time Event and/or One Time Event

events such as dignitary visits that are identified as one time (political VIP’s, etc.)

any event that is physical in nature, requires specialized personnel, or additional event insurance

any race, benefit run, or test of physical endurance

Large & Mixed Crowds

concerts or other events that include several hundred attendees

attendees other than college students such as high school students to include:

basketball games

track meets

science fairs

post prom events

summer camps, etc.

attendees other than college students such as elementary student to include:

science fairs

summer camps

boy/girl scout events

athletic events, etc.

Inexperienced Organizers & Staff

includes departments that don’t typically hold events

Temporary Site & Services

includes events that are going to require special equipment or conversion of what the facility is normally used for:

concerts

electricity

tents

vehicles on the mall

parking lots for movies, events, etc.

Events that include the request to have alcohol present

All athletic endurance events such as 5K’s, Fun Run’s, organized walks – On and Off campus

Unanticipated Last Minute Decisions

can include events that the College is having trouble collecting adequate information for – i.e. request to use swimming pool and verification of lifeguards is not able to be made.

This list is not all encompassing. The Gustavus Adolphus College Risk Management Committee for Student Life reserves the right to request additional information for any events associated with the College.

Completion of the Event Management plan does not guarantee approval of any event.

Finally, all events that are physical in nature must require participants to sign Gustavus’s Waiver of Liability that can be found at gustavus.edu/studentorgs.